John barker



(NoModeL) J. BARKER.

FERRULE FOR HANDLES.

Patented May 8,1883.

N. PETERS. Phatwuthogn mn Wnhin wn. D4 (1 UNITED STATES JOHN BARKER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO ABRAM O. BROWN, OF SAME PLACE.

FERRULE FOR HANDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,404, dated May 8, 18 83.

Application filed July], 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BARKER, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ferrules for Handles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a vertical section of my improved ferrule on line or w,Fig.4. Fig.2 is a like View on liney 3 Fig. 4.. Fig. 3 is a top view or plan.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view or inverted plan. Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective. Fig. 6 is an elevation of a screw-driver with my improved ferrule applied to the handle thereof, the latter being in section. a Fig. 7 is a like view of said ferrule applied to tapering handles of carbrakeoperating rods or ci 'anks. Fig. Sis a detail plan of spring used in conjunction with such handles. Fig. 9 is an elevation, partly sectional, illustrating the dovetail connection between the handle and the ferrule; and Fig. 10 is a section of handle and ferrule applied to a straight or cylindrical car-brake handle.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved ferrule for tool, car -brake,and other handles; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the ferrule, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A t

driver or hit, as shown in Fig. 6, so that said driver or bit abuts against metal or the ferrule, and not against the wood of the handle B, as heretofore, the result whereof is that there is not so much wear between the screw-driver and its handle, thereby making the connection between such parts more durable than has heretofore been the case. -Thelugs or ribs a are provided for preventing the handle B turning in the ferrule, and to obviate thelwith drawal of the handle from the ferrule the former is provided with dovetail slots b I), which are filledwith shellac or. other suitable var- .nish previous to inserting the handle into the ferrule. \Vhen such insertion is made, the en trance of the lugs or ribs a iuto the slots 1) 1) causes the varnish therein to collect at the widest or upper parts of said slots, as shown at c, Fig. 9. Such varnish, when it dries, adheres to the ribs and to the sides of the slots 1) b, and firmly retains the ferrule upon the bandle. The flange (t is provided to secure a metal bearing-surface for the handle to revolve upon, thereby preserving the wood of the handle from undue wear. Such advantage is especially noticeable when myimproved ferrules are applied to the handles used upon the le ver for operating street-car brakes, as shown in Figs. 7 and 10. The. last-named figure shows a straight or cylindrical rod, 0, thereon, upon which the handle B is placed. The flange a, bearing against rod 0, protects the wood of handle B from too rapid deterioration.

in Fig. 7 a tapering rod, G, is shown, and in such cases a spring, D, is placed between said rod and handle B, as illustrated, and

serves'to keep the latter in a perpendicular position. Such spring is more plainly shown in Fig. 8.

The ferrule may be made of any suitable in aterial and of any desired size.

When applied to handles designed to be used upon car-brake levers, the slots or grooves a. of may be dispensed with. So, too, if desired, the lugs or ribs a may be dispensed with, and a screw passing through the body A into handle B may be substituted therefor.

lVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. A ferrule having body A, bottom or face a, with central opening, a, and circumferential flange a projecting into said body, substantially as shown and described.

2. A ferrule having body A, bottom or face a, with opening a, flange a and lugs or ribs to", substantially as shown and described.

3. A ferrule having body A, bottom or face a, with opening a, flange a slots a a and lugs or ribs (0 substantially as shown and described.

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4. The ferrnle having body A, with face a, tion therewith, the spring D, substantially as to opening a, flange a lugs or ribs to, and, and for the purpose-set forth. in combination therewith, handle B, having In testimony whereofI affix mysignatnre in dovetailed slots 12, adapted and designed to be presence of two Witnesses.

5 connected to ribs a by shellac or other suitable varnish, substantially as shown and de- JOHN BARKER" scribed. \Vitnesses:

5. The ferrule A, having face (1, opening a, S. J. VAN STAVOREN, flange a and lngsonribs a and, in combina- CHAS. F. VAN HORN. 

